Info: Emerging Growth / 2020-06-28 / Saint Paul, Minnesota / License: Creative Commons (cc-by-sa-nd-nc-3.0) (Attribution, ShareAlike, NonCommercial, No Derivatives)
Caption: A new leaf and a new bud from a Swamp Milkweed planted new this spring, after it had been munched by an unknown animal. The stem stayed green, so I kept watering it, hoping it would recover, and it seems like it will.